I picked up the accessibility training, which while it is part of the fall training regiment now, I don\u2019t believe it was during my first semester as a Vivello. One of the tasks that my project lead requested I complete for the Laetitia Moon Conard site as we\u2019re gearing up towards launching it is conducting an accessibility audit of the site to ensure it\u2019s meeting accessibility standards. This is probably one of my bigger tasks to work towards before I meet with her again, so it felt appropriate to incorporate the relevant training into my Vivero training regiment.
I\u2019ve had training in HTML and CSS before but had forgotten about ARIA structures so that was a helpful reminder of some of technical affordances of website design that add to accessibility. All the resources that were included as part of the training were super helpful, but I wonder if it\u2019d be possible to create a step-by-step checklist of the standards that Grinnell adheres to and the process of conducting a digital accessibility audit as part of the training rather than linking out to external resources that aren\u2019t quite as tailored to our institution and the tools we primarily use.
I\u2019m hoping and expecting to really get to flex my digital humanities skills and muscles a bit this semester\/year with the Missing Voices project between helping with the launch and finalization of the Laetitia Moon Conard (LMC) website and building up a new website to cover the history of the Sociology department more broadly. I\u2019m expecting I\u2019ll get to continue diving into WordPress- or maybe Omeka, who knows! The primary platform will depend on decisions that will be made with Dr. Ferguson later in the process, once the LMC website is wrapped up. I\u2019ve been told that there will be oral histories on the history of the Sociology department project, so that\u2019ll hopefully be a fun and exciting opportunity to dive into my favorite little static site project, learning more about CollectionBuilder.
I\u2019m also expecting to get to dive into the less digital parts of digital humanities work that are so important, like project management, promoting a project, etc as part of the launch process for the LMC website. Overall there\u2019s a lot to do this year, and I\u2019m looking forward to helping lead the charge on the project alongside Dr. Ferguson!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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